Bodies of all victims in Russia's Shakhty gas blast identified

Bodies of all victims in Russia's Shakhty gas blast identified

The bodies of all people killed in the gas blast in the Russian city of Shakhty have been identified, the city official said.

Earlier it was reported that rescuers have pulled the fifth body from the rubble of a house in Shakhty and the search operation was over.

A gas blast took place on January 15 on the ninth floor of a residential building in the city of Shakhty, Rostov Region. Four apartments were damaged as a result of the blast, on the ninth and eighth floors. Seven people were rescued from under the rubble, including a child. 

A criminal case on manslaughter charges has been opened over the incident, RIA Novosti reported.

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